Lack of cutting edge is costly for Southampton as Cardiff grab win

Saints deserved to beat Cardiff, but suffered from a lack of cutting edge, according to Mauricio Pochettino.

The Welsh club launched a smash-and-grab raid at St Mary’s on Saturday, with Juan Cala’s second-half thunderbolt earning them a surprise three points.

Saints dominated the vast majority of the match against the relegation battlers, bossing in terms of both possession and chances.

Pochettino, therefore, felt that the result was an extremely harsh one, but he conceded that his side were made to pay for not being ruthless enough in front of goal.

“We created many chances, but we lacked a clinical edge that we actually needed to win the game,” said the Saints boss.

“It was the easiest game we’ve had in terms of possession.

“We had loads of possession, long spells of possession, but, in the end, it’s a steep learning curve when you realise that all that possession is useless when you don’t score a goal and that’s what we learned.”

Pochettino, who was also left to rue a fine performance from Cardiff keeper David Marshall, added: “If you analyse the game, you saw that Cardiff were defending with nine men behind the ball, and it’s really difficult to actually break that wall, that defence, when their defence is so close to their own goal.

“There were many spells where we were controlling the game.

“We had long spells of possession, their keeper made three or four brilliant saves that actually had a big factor in the game.

“I think, overall, it’s a game that we deserved a lot more (from).

“If you analyse, we should have won, but in the end it wasn’t to be for us.”

Pochettino had no complaints, however, about the defensive, counter-attacking tactics of his Cardiff counterpart, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

“I fully respect how the opposition sets up and I’m not going to judge how they set up,” he said.

“I will say that we had total control during the entire game, we created many chances.

“Their keeper made three or four outstanding saves, and it’s the type of game where you control, control, control the game and the time goes by.

“But you don’t get that breakthrough goal and then you end up losing on one of their plays.

“That seems innocuous at first, but in the end it does define the game.”

Comments

Norwegian Saint
8:45am Mon 14 Apr 14

How many times have we heard this?
" we were the better team, we controlled the game, we were unlucky not to win"
Poor referee decisions and luck have cost us around 10-15points this year, our play has been a joy to watch and an 8th or 9th finish is very impressive... I just feel it could have gone a little better.
If we keep this squad and manager and get as much luck as Liverpool with hand balls, dives etc we should push onwards next season.

How many times have we heard this?
" we were the better team, we controlled the game, we were unlucky not to win"
Poor referee decisions and luck have cost us around 10-15points this year, our play has been a joy to watch and an 8th or 9th finish is very impressive... I just feel it could have gone a little better.
If we keep this squad and manager and get as much luck as Liverpool with hand balls, dives etc we should push onwards next season.Norwegian Saint

How many times have we heard this?
" we were the better team, we controlled the game, we were unlucky not to win"
Poor referee decisions and luck have cost us around 10-15points this year, our play has been a joy to watch and an 8th or 9th finish is very impressive... I just feel it could have gone a little better.
If we keep this squad and manager and get as much luck as Liverpool with hand balls, dives etc we should push onwards next season.

Score: 3

only1chopper
9:10am Mon 14 Apr 14

Can you imagine if we had a real goal poacher in our squad how many chances that we created would have been put away? Me thinks a few! I think this should be 1 of our main transfer targets this summer. The money from the sale of osvaldo should find a decent prospect. Maybe 'the pea' from united could be a possibility? Sounds like he could be released this summer, so only a signing on fee etc. any thoughts?

Can you imagine if we had a real goal poacher in our squad how many chances that we created would have been put away? Me thinks a few! I think this should be 1 of our main transfer targets this summer. The money from the sale of osvaldo should find a decent prospect. Maybe 'the pea' from united could be a possibility? Sounds like he could be released this summer, so only a signing on fee etc. any thoughts?only1chopper

Can you imagine if we had a real goal poacher in our squad how many chances that we created would have been put away? Me thinks a few! I think this should be 1 of our main transfer targets this summer. The money from the sale of osvaldo should find a decent prospect. Maybe 'the pea' from united could be a possibility? Sounds like he could be released this summer, so only a signing on fee etc. any thoughts?

Score: -3

Rising_Son
10:03am Mon 14 Apr 14

only1chopper wrote…

Can you imagine if we had a real goal poacher in our squad how many chances that we created would have been put away? Me thinks a few! I think this should be 1 of our main transfer targets this summer. The money from the sale of osvaldo should find a decent prospect. Maybe 'the pea' from united could be a possibility? Sounds like he could be released this summer, so only a signing on fee etc. any thoughts?

Who would you drop to fit him in?

[quote][p][bold]only1chopper[/bold] wrote:
Can you imagine if we had a real goal poacher in our squad how many chances that we created would have been put away? Me thinks a few! I think this should be 1 of our main transfer targets this summer. The money from the sale of osvaldo should find a decent prospect. Maybe 'the pea' from united could be a possibility? Sounds like he could be released this summer, so only a signing on fee etc. any thoughts?[/p][/quote]Who would you drop to fit him in?Rising_Son

only1chopper wrote…

Can you imagine if we had a real goal poacher in our squad how many chances that we created would have been put away? Me thinks a few! I think this should be 1 of our main transfer targets this summer. The money from the sale of osvaldo should find a decent prospect. Maybe 'the pea' from united could be a possibility? Sounds like he could be released this summer, so only a signing on fee etc. any thoughts?

Who would you drop to fit him in?

Score: -9

george chivers
11:14am Mon 14 Apr 14

I think we need two wingers and a poacher. Ings or Rhodes would be worth considering for a poacher. What happened to Mayuka? Is he scoring in Switzerland? He got the goalden boot in the African nations cup.

I think we need two wingers and a poacher. Ings or Rhodes would be worth considering for a poacher. What happened to Mayuka? Is he scoring in Switzerland? He got the goalden boot in the African nations cup.george chivers

I think we need two wingers and a poacher. Ings or Rhodes would be worth considering for a poacher. What happened to Mayuka? Is he scoring in Switzerland? He got the goalden boot in the African nations cup.

Score: -3

Rising_Son
11:18am Mon 14 Apr 14

george chivers wrote…

I think we need two wingers and a poacher. Ings or Rhodes would be worth considering for a poacher. What happened to Mayuka? Is he scoring in Switzerland? He got the goalden boot in the African nations cup.

Who would you drop to fit the wingers and the poacher in?

Mayuka isn't in Switzerland, he's in France, and not scoring many I have heard.

[quote][p][bold]george chivers[/bold] wrote:
I think we need two wingers and a poacher. Ings or Rhodes would be worth considering for a poacher. What happened to Mayuka? Is he scoring in Switzerland? He got the goalden boot in the African nations cup.[/p][/quote]Who would you drop to fit the wingers and the poacher in?
Mayuka isn't in Switzerland, he's in France, and not scoring many I have heard.Rising_Son

george chivers wrote…

I think we need two wingers and a poacher. Ings or Rhodes would be worth considering for a poacher. What happened to Mayuka? Is he scoring in Switzerland? He got the goalden boot in the African nations cup.

Who would you drop to fit the wingers and the poacher in?

Mayuka isn't in Switzerland, he's in France, and not scoring many I have heard.

Score: -6

Alicesdad
11:30am Mon 14 Apr 14

Teams that finish their chances better than we do, finish higher than we do.
To a large extent you make your own luck at this level, that's why the same four or five teams are always at the top. Certanly they spend a kings ransom on players but for every bit of bad luck they get they make up for it with goals scored. The league tables do not lie.

We have done really well this year overall but the depth of our squad was the reason for our faltering form in November and December and we never really recovered fully from that period.

My only fear for this group of players is that there is a hard core cameraderie that I havent seen in any team for years. I fear that that may one day be broken. If that small group who played in both Championship and Premiership is broken up then it will need a strong manager to rekindle that deep team spirit that we have now. I think MoPo is the right man for the job but I can see a lot of pressures building up as the richest teams look at our resources and come sniffing around with open cheque books.

There will be a lot of gossip and speculation this summer, it will be a testing time for the new board and for everyone at the club. Now is the time that we truly find out if we are set to be one of the truly big clubs, or whether we fade.

I'll support them forever whatever happens.

Teams that finish their chances better than we do, finish higher than we do.
To a large extent you make your own luck at this level, that's why the same four or five teams are always at the top. Certanly they spend a kings ransom on players but for every bit of bad luck they get they make up for it with goals scored. The league tables do not lie.
We have done really well this year overall but the depth of our squad was the reason for our faltering form in November and December and we never really recovered fully from that period.
My only fear for this group of players is that there is a hard core cameraderie that I havent seen in any team for years. I fear that that may one day be broken. If that small group who played in both Championship and Premiership is broken up then it will need a strong manager to rekindle that deep team spirit that we have now. I think MoPo is the right man for the job but I can see a lot of pressures building up as the richest teams look at our resources and come sniffing around with open cheque books.
There will be a lot of gossip and speculation this summer, it will be a testing time for the new board and for everyone at the club. Now is the time that we truly find out if we are set to be one of the truly big clubs, or whether we fade.
I'll support them forever whatever happens.Alicesdad

Teams that finish their chances better than we do, finish higher than we do.
To a large extent you make your own luck at this level, that's why the same four or five teams are always at the top. Certanly they spend a kings ransom on players but for every bit of bad luck they get they make up for it with goals scored. The league tables do not lie.

We have done really well this year overall but the depth of our squad was the reason for our faltering form in November and December and we never really recovered fully from that period.

My only fear for this group of players is that there is a hard core cameraderie that I havent seen in any team for years. I fear that that may one day be broken. If that small group who played in both Championship and Premiership is broken up then it will need a strong manager to rekindle that deep team spirit that we have now. I think MoPo is the right man for the job but I can see a lot of pressures building up as the richest teams look at our resources and come sniffing around with open cheque books.

There will be a lot of gossip and speculation this summer, it will be a testing time for the new board and for everyone at the club. Now is the time that we truly find out if we are set to be one of the truly big clubs, or whether we fade.

I'll support them forever whatever happens.

Score: 5

BracknellSaint
11:39am Mon 14 Apr 14

This is frustratingly becoming like a broken record-and it's not just MoPo, as I'm always having this discussion with mates who I play footy with that support other teams. The fact is, there have been SO many points lost in unfathomable circumstances this year. Without even thinking hard about it I am reminded of Villa, Sunderland twice, Cardiff, Spurs, Wet Spam twice, Stoke twice, Norwich.... So, even if we didn't get all the 25 odd points we've thrown away, we ought to have at least anothe 15+ points this year..
Very frustrating that we don't convert our chances, but I'd say the lack of creating clear cut opportunites is more to blame than the final touch...

This is frustratingly becoming like a broken record-and it's not just MoPo, as I'm always having this discussion with mates who I play footy with that support other teams. The fact is, there have been SO many points lost in unfathomable circumstances this year. Without even thinking hard about it I am reminded of Villa, Sunderland twice, Cardiff, Spurs, Wet Spam twice, Stoke twice, Norwich.... So, even if we didn't get all the 25 odd points we've thrown away, we ought to have at least anothe 15+ points this year..
Very frustrating that we don't convert our chances, but I'd say the lack of creating clear cut opportunites is more to blame than the final touch...BracknellSaint

This is frustratingly becoming like a broken record-and it's not just MoPo, as I'm always having this discussion with mates who I play footy with that support other teams. The fact is, there have been SO many points lost in unfathomable circumstances this year. Without even thinking hard about it I am reminded of Villa, Sunderland twice, Cardiff, Spurs, Wet Spam twice, Stoke twice, Norwich.... So, even if we didn't get all the 25 odd points we've thrown away, we ought to have at least anothe 15+ points this year..
Very frustrating that we don't convert our chances, but I'd say the lack of creating clear cut opportunites is more to blame than the final touch...

Score: 1

BracknellSaint
11:43am Mon 14 Apr 14

Rising_Son wrote…

only1chopper wrote…

Can you imagine if we had a real goal poacher in our squad how many chances that we created would have been put away? Me thinks a few! I think this should be 1 of our main transfer targets this summer. The money from the sale of osvaldo should find a decent prospect. Maybe 'the pea' from united could be a possibility? Sounds like he could be released this summer, so only a signing on fee etc. any thoughts?

Who would you drop to fit him in?

Tough question. But the fact is that none of our front three, as great to watch as they are, are natural poachers. Perhaps we'd rotate, depending on opposition, and home/away games ?
Maybe even dropping one of the midfield three such as Davis and playing more of a 4-2-2-2 type with Rickie in as the false nine and the poacher in front of SRL and the two attackers in Jay and Adam?

[quote][p][bold]Rising_Son[/bold] wrote:
[quote][p][bold]only1chopper[/bold] wrote:
Can you imagine if we had a real goal poacher in our squad how many chances that we created would have been put away? Me thinks a few! I think this should be 1 of our main transfer targets this summer. The money from the sale of osvaldo should find a decent prospect. Maybe 'the pea' from united could be a possibility? Sounds like he could be released this summer, so only a signing on fee etc. any thoughts?[/p][/quote]Who would you drop to fit him in?[/p][/quote]Tough question. But the fact is that none of our front three, as great to watch as they are, are natural poachers. Perhaps we'd rotate, depending on opposition, and home/away games ?
Maybe even dropping one of the midfield three such as Davis and playing more of a 4-2-2-2 type with Rickie in as the false nine and the poacher in front of SRL and the two attackers in Jay and Adam?BracknellSaint

Rising_Son wrote…

only1chopper wrote…

Can you imagine if we had a real goal poacher in our squad how many chances that we created would have been put away? Me thinks a few! I think this should be 1 of our main transfer targets this summer. The money from the sale of osvaldo should find a decent prospect. Maybe 'the pea' from united could be a possibility? Sounds like he could be released this summer, so only a signing on fee etc. any thoughts?

Who would you drop to fit him in?

Tough question. But the fact is that none of our front three, as great to watch as they are, are natural poachers. Perhaps we'd rotate, depending on opposition, and home/away games ?
Maybe even dropping one of the midfield three such as Davis and playing more of a 4-2-2-2 type with Rickie in as the false nine and the poacher in front of SRL and the two attackers in Jay and Adam?

Score: -3

BracknellSaint
11:46am Mon 14 Apr 14

Rising_Son wrote…

george chivers wrote…

I think we need two wingers and a poacher. Ings or Rhodes would be worth considering for a poacher. What happened to Mayuka? Is he scoring in Switzerland? He got the goalden boot in the African nations cup.

Who would you drop to fit the wingers and the poacher in?

Mayuka isn't in Switzerland, he's in France, and not scoring many I have heard.

I mentioned the poacher in response to another post above. As for the wingers, agree -where would they fit?
To be fair, one thing for Shaw and Clyne/Chambers to be working on to take their games to the next level is their crossing/ final ball.
We don't, in my humble opinion, need wingers-but we do need to make MUCH better use of the ball when we are out wide than we have been.
Shaw alone had dozens of chances on Sat, and he failed to clear the first man, or make a killer cross on each occasion. Better delivery to our forward runners and we could have scored 3 or4 all from that left wing alone..

[quote][p][bold]Rising_Son[/bold] wrote:
[quote][p][bold]george chivers[/bold] wrote:
I think we need two wingers and a poacher. Ings or Rhodes would be worth considering for a poacher. What happened to Mayuka? Is he scoring in Switzerland? He got the goalden boot in the African nations cup.[/p][/quote]Who would you drop to fit the wingers and the poacher in?
Mayuka isn't in Switzerland, he's in France, and not scoring many I have heard.[/p][/quote]I mentioned the poacher in response to another post above. As for the wingers, agree -where would they fit?
To be fair, one thing for Shaw and Clyne/Chambers to be working on to take their games to the next level is their crossing/ final ball.
We don't, in my humble opinion, need wingers-but we do need to make MUCH better use of the ball when we are out wide than we have been.
Shaw alone had dozens of chances on Sat, and he failed to clear the first man, or make a killer cross on each occasion. Better delivery to our forward runners and we could have scored 3 or4 all from that left wing alone..BracknellSaint

Rising_Son wrote…

george chivers wrote…

I think we need two wingers and a poacher. Ings or Rhodes would be worth considering for a poacher. What happened to Mayuka? Is he scoring in Switzerland? He got the goalden boot in the African nations cup.

Who would you drop to fit the wingers and the poacher in?

Mayuka isn't in Switzerland, he's in France, and not scoring many I have heard.

I mentioned the poacher in response to another post above. As for the wingers, agree -where would they fit?
To be fair, one thing for Shaw and Clyne/Chambers to be working on to take their games to the next level is their crossing/ final ball.
We don't, in my humble opinion, need wingers-but we do need to make MUCH better use of the ball when we are out wide than we have been.
Shaw alone had dozens of chances on Sat, and he failed to clear the first man, or make a killer cross on each occasion. Better delivery to our forward runners and we could have scored 3 or4 all from that left wing alone..

Score: -2

BracknellSaint
12:06pm Mon 14 Apr 14

only1chopper wrote…

Can you imagine if we had a real goal poacher in our squad how many chances that we created would have been put away? Me thinks a few! I think this should be 1 of our main transfer targets this summer. The money from the sale of osvaldo should find a decent prospect. Maybe 'the pea' from united could be a possibility? Sounds like he could be released this summer, so only a signing on fee etc. any thoughts?

I think a poacher might help, but possibly the bigger problem is thelack of clear cut chances we create, in relation to how much of the ball we have, and how long we spend with it in the final third? Especially when teams get 9-10 behind the ball, our passing is too slow, and we don't cut them open, more play around outside the box. If we can up that tempo next season, and be a bit more adventurous with that through ball, then a poacher would have meaning

[quote][p][bold]only1chopper[/bold] wrote:
Can you imagine if we had a real goal poacher in our squad how many chances that we created would have been put away? Me thinks a few! I think this should be 1 of our main transfer targets this summer. The money from the sale of osvaldo should find a decent prospect. Maybe 'the pea' from united could be a possibility? Sounds like he could be released this summer, so only a signing on fee etc. any thoughts?[/p][/quote]I think a poacher might help, but possibly the bigger problem is thelack of clear cut chances we create, in relation to how much of the ball we have, and how long we spend with it in the final third? Especially when teams get 9-10 behind the ball, our passing is too slow, and we don't cut them open, more play around outside the box. If we can up that tempo next season, and be a bit more adventurous with that through ball, then a poacher would have meaningBracknellSaint

only1chopper wrote…

Can you imagine if we had a real goal poacher in our squad how many chances that we created would have been put away? Me thinks a few! I think this should be 1 of our main transfer targets this summer. The money from the sale of osvaldo should find a decent prospect. Maybe 'the pea' from united could be a possibility? Sounds like he could be released this summer, so only a signing on fee etc. any thoughts?

I think a poacher might help, but possibly the bigger problem is thelack of clear cut chances we create, in relation to how much of the ball we have, and how long we spend with it in the final third? Especially when teams get 9-10 behind the ball, our passing is too slow, and we don't cut them open, more play around outside the box. If we can up that tempo next season, and be a bit more adventurous with that through ball, then a poacher would have meaning

Score: 1

redsnapper
12:12pm Mon 14 Apr 14

I disagree with this headline 100%. The lack of cutting edge has saved us from ending up in the very second rate and awfully draining on resources Europa League competition. Look at Swansea and Newcastle and how this competition has left them on the rocks- he same will probably happen to Spurs next year.

And just seeing how many injuries we have now, and if SRL and Adam both end up in Brasil when will they get a rest, recovery break?

It's a pity we didn't do the business in the FAC because hindsight being a wonderful thing shows us we could have probably won it.

However this has been a very good season- on wards ad upwards and the lack of cutting edge is a blessing in disguise...I think.

I disagree with this headline 100%. The lack of cutting edge has saved us from ending up in the very second rate and awfully draining on resources Europa League competition. Look at Swansea and Newcastle and how this competition has left them on the rocks- he same will probably happen to Spurs next year.
And just seeing how many injuries we have now, and if SRL and Adam both end up in Brasil when will they get a rest, recovery break?
It's a pity we didn't do the business in the FAC because hindsight being a wonderful thing shows us we could have probably won it.
However this has been a very good season- on wards ad upwards and the lack of cutting edge is a blessing in disguise...I think.redsnapper

I disagree with this headline 100%. The lack of cutting edge has saved us from ending up in the very second rate and awfully draining on resources Europa League competition. Look at Swansea and Newcastle and how this competition has left them on the rocks- he same will probably happen to Spurs next year.

And just seeing how many injuries we have now, and if SRL and Adam both end up in Brasil when will they get a rest, recovery break?

It's a pity we didn't do the business in the FAC because hindsight being a wonderful thing shows us we could have probably won it.

However this has been a very good season- on wards ad upwards and the lack of cutting edge is a blessing in disguise...I think.

Score: -5

NetleyNed
12:19pm Mon 14 Apr 14

Interestingly we've lost five out of the last eight games since 'won't be missed' Cortese left!

Interestingly we've lost five out of the last eight games since 'won't be missed' Cortese left!NetleyNed

Interestingly we've lost five out of the last eight games since 'won't be missed' Cortese left!

Score: -3

lowemustgo
12:48pm Mon 14 Apr 14

What we also need is a GOALKEEPER.
We have needed one for eighteen months now. (three transfer windows).
MoPo says David Marshall was the difference.
The stats say that we have only won one of 12 games with Gazza between the sticks.
Cody Cropper has been picked for the USA, so can we at least see him play before his contract ends??????

What we also need is a GOALKEEPER.
We have needed one for eighteen months now. (three transfer windows).
MoPo says David Marshall was the difference.
The stats say that we have only won one of 12 games with Gazza between the sticks.
Cody Cropper has been picked for the USA, so can we at least see him play before his contract ends??????lowemustgo

What we also need is a GOALKEEPER.
We have needed one for eighteen months now. (three transfer windows).
MoPo says David Marshall was the difference.
The stats say that we have only won one of 12 games with Gazza between the sticks.
Cody Cropper has been picked for the USA, so can we at least see him play before his contract ends??????

Score: 3

OSPREYSAINT
12:57pm Mon 14 Apr 14

We have a problem where we lose games when the opposition score more goals than us, this needs to be addressed.

We have a problem where we lose games when the opposition score more goals than us, this needs to be addressed.OSPREYSAINT

We have a problem where we lose games when the opposition score more goals than us, this needs to be addressed.

Score: -2

george chivers
1:00pm Mon 14 Apr 14

Rising_Son wrote…

george chivers wrote…

I think we need two wingers and a poacher. Ings or Rhodes would be worth considering for a poacher. What happened to Mayuka? Is he scoring in Switzerland? He got the goalden boot in the African nations cup.

Who would you drop to fit the wingers and the poacher in?

Mayuka isn't in Switzerland, he's in France, and not scoring many I have heard.

For next season I would drop SRL, leave him on the bench and use him as a an impact player and too accommodate one winger, with one more winger on the bench, I would drop Ramirez if he is still with us.

SRL has been great for us but he is not getting any younger and I think we need to start with a quick striker. I would rather see a Brit come to the club who has a scoring record in the Championship than a foreigner with no experience of UK football.

[quote][p][bold]Rising_Son[/bold] wrote:
[quote][p][bold]george chivers[/bold] wrote:
I think we need two wingers and a poacher. Ings or Rhodes would be worth considering for a poacher. What happened to Mayuka? Is he scoring in Switzerland? He got the goalden boot in the African nations cup.[/p][/quote]Who would you drop to fit the wingers and the poacher in?
Mayuka isn't in Switzerland, he's in France, and not scoring many I have heard.[/p][/quote]For next season I would drop SRL, leave him on the bench and use him as a an impact player and too accommodate one winger, with one more winger on the bench, I would drop Ramirez if he is still with us.
SRL has been great for us but he is not getting any younger and I think we need to start with a quick striker. I would rather see a Brit come to the club who has a scoring record in the Championship than a foreigner with no experience of UK football.george chivers

Rising_Son wrote…

george chivers wrote…

I think we need two wingers and a poacher. Ings or Rhodes would be worth considering for a poacher. What happened to Mayuka? Is he scoring in Switzerland? He got the goalden boot in the African nations cup.

Who would you drop to fit the wingers and the poacher in?

Mayuka isn't in Switzerland, he's in France, and not scoring many I have heard.

For next season I would drop SRL, leave him on the bench and use him as a an impact player and too accommodate one winger, with one more winger on the bench, I would drop Ramirez if he is still with us.

SRL has been great for us but he is not getting any younger and I think we need to start with a quick striker. I would rather see a Brit come to the club who has a scoring record in the Championship than a foreigner with no experience of UK football.

Score: -5

Saint 2701
1:08pm Mon 14 Apr 14

Rising_Son wrote…

only1chopper wrote…

Can you imagine if we had a real goal poacher in our squad how many chances that we created would have been put away? Me thinks a few! I think this should be 1 of our main transfer targets this summer. The money from the sale of osvaldo should find a decent prospect. Maybe 'the pea' from united could be a possibility? Sounds like he could be released this summer, so only a signing on fee etc. any thoughts?

Who would you drop to fit him in?

Do you mean who wouldn't you drop for Javier Hernandez?

We have no chance getting him, but if we did he would be our best striker by a mile.

[quote][p][bold]Rising_Son[/bold] wrote:
[quote][p][bold]only1chopper[/bold] wrote:
Can you imagine if we had a real goal poacher in our squad how many chances that we created would have been put away? Me thinks a few! I think this should be 1 of our main transfer targets this summer. The money from the sale of osvaldo should find a decent prospect. Maybe 'the pea' from united could be a possibility? Sounds like he could be released this summer, so only a signing on fee etc. any thoughts?[/p][/quote]Who would you drop to fit him in?[/p][/quote]Do you mean who wouldn't you drop for Javier Hernandez?
We have no chance getting him, but if we did he would be our best striker by a mile.Saint 2701

Rising_Son wrote…

only1chopper wrote…

Can you imagine if we had a real goal poacher in our squad how many chances that we created would have been put away? Me thinks a few! I think this should be 1 of our main transfer targets this summer. The money from the sale of osvaldo should find a decent prospect. Maybe 'the pea' from united could be a possibility? Sounds like he could be released this summer, so only a signing on fee etc. any thoughts?

Who would you drop to fit him in?

Do you mean who wouldn't you drop for Javier Hernandez?

We have no chance getting him, but if we did he would be our best striker by a mile.

Score: 0

OSPREYSAINT
1:15pm Mon 14 Apr 14

george chivers wrote…

Rising_Son wrote…

george chivers wrote…

I think we need two wingers and a poacher. Ings or Rhodes would be worth considering for a poacher. What happened to Mayuka? Is he scoring in Switzerland? He got the goalden boot in the African nations cup.

Who would you drop to fit the wingers and the poacher in?

Mayuka isn't in Switzerland, he's in France, and not scoring many I have heard.

For next season I would drop SRL, leave him on the bench and use him as a an impact player and too accommodate one winger, with one more winger on the bench, I would drop Ramirez if he is still with us.

SRL has been great for us but he is not getting any younger and I think we need to start with a quick striker. I would rather see a Brit come to the club who has a scoring record in the Championship than a foreigner with no experience of UK football.

Another JR perhaps? Jordan Rhodes would fit the bill..

[quote][p][bold]george chivers[/bold] wrote:
[quote][p][bold]Rising_Son[/bold] wrote:
[quote][p][bold]george chivers[/bold] wrote:
I think we need two wingers and a poacher. Ings or Rhodes would be worth considering for a poacher. What happened to Mayuka? Is he scoring in Switzerland? He got the goalden boot in the African nations cup.[/p][/quote]Who would you drop to fit the wingers and the poacher in?
Mayuka isn't in Switzerland, he's in France, and not scoring many I have heard.[/p][/quote]For next season I would drop SRL, leave him on the bench and use him as a an impact player and too accommodate one winger, with one more winger on the bench, I would drop Ramirez if he is still with us.
SRL has been great for us but he is not getting any younger and I think we need to start with a quick striker. I would rather see a Brit come to the club who has a scoring record in the Championship than a foreigner with no experience of UK football.[/p][/quote]Another JR perhaps? Jordan Rhodes would fit the bill..OSPREYSAINT

george chivers wrote…

Rising_Son wrote…

george chivers wrote…

I think we need two wingers and a poacher. Ings or Rhodes would be worth considering for a poacher. What happened to Mayuka? Is he scoring in Switzerland? He got the goalden boot in the African nations cup.

Who would you drop to fit the wingers and the poacher in?

Mayuka isn't in Switzerland, he's in France, and not scoring many I have heard.

For next season I would drop SRL, leave him on the bench and use him as a an impact player and too accommodate one winger, with one more winger on the bench, I would drop Ramirez if he is still with us.

SRL has been great for us but he is not getting any younger and I think we need to start with a quick striker. I would rather see a Brit come to the club who has a scoring record in the Championship than a foreigner with no experience of UK football.

Another JR perhaps? Jordan Rhodes would fit the bill..

Score: -1

brightday
1:23pm Mon 14 Apr 14

two signing only requied for SFC to push on and they are Marshall as GK and Hernandez from MU

two signing only requied for SFC to push on and they are Marshall as GK and Hernandez from MUbrightday

two signing only requied for SFC to push on and they are Marshall as GK and Hernandez from MU

Score: -4

george chivers
2:12pm Mon 14 Apr 14

OSPREYSAINT wrote…

george chivers wrote…

Rising_Son wrote…

george chivers wrote…

I think we need two wingers and a poacher. Ings or Rhodes would be worth considering for a poacher. What happened to Mayuka? Is he scoring in Switzerland? He got the goalden boot in the African nations cup.

Who would you drop to fit the wingers and the poacher in?

Mayuka isn't in Switzerland, he's in France, and not scoring many I have heard.

For next season I would drop SRL, leave him on the bench and use him as a an impact player and too accommodate one winger, with one more winger on the bench, I would drop Ramirez if he is still with us.

SRL has been great for us but he is not getting any younger and I think we need to start with a quick striker. I would rather see a Brit come to the club who has a scoring record in the Championship than a foreigner with no experience of UK football.

Another JR perhaps? Jordan Rhodes would fit the bill..

Worth a punt I think or maybe Danny Ings.

[quote][p][bold]OSPREYSAINT[/bold] wrote:
[quote][p][bold]george chivers[/bold] wrote:
[quote][p][bold]Rising_Son[/bold] wrote:
[quote][p][bold]george chivers[/bold] wrote:
I think we need two wingers and a poacher. Ings or Rhodes would be worth considering for a poacher. What happened to Mayuka? Is he scoring in Switzerland? He got the goalden boot in the African nations cup.[/p][/quote]Who would you drop to fit the wingers and the poacher in?
Mayuka isn't in Switzerland, he's in France, and not scoring many I have heard.[/p][/quote]For next season I would drop SRL, leave him on the bench and use him as a an impact player and too accommodate one winger, with one more winger on the bench, I would drop Ramirez if he is still with us.
SRL has been great for us but he is not getting any younger and I think we need to start with a quick striker. I would rather see a Brit come to the club who has a scoring record in the Championship than a foreigner with no experience of UK football.[/p][/quote]Another JR perhaps? Jordan Rhodes would fit the bill..[/p][/quote]Worth a punt I think or maybe Danny Ings.george chivers

OSPREYSAINT wrote…

george chivers wrote…

Rising_Son wrote…

george chivers wrote…

I think we need two wingers and a poacher. Ings or Rhodes would be worth considering for a poacher. What happened to Mayuka? Is he scoring in Switzerland? He got the goalden boot in the African nations cup.

Who would you drop to fit the wingers and the poacher in?

Mayuka isn't in Switzerland, he's in France, and not scoring many I have heard.

For next season I would drop SRL, leave him on the bench and use him as a an impact player and too accommodate one winger, with one more winger on the bench, I would drop Ramirez if he is still with us.

SRL has been great for us but he is not getting any younger and I think we need to start with a quick striker. I would rather see a Brit come to the club who has a scoring record in the Championship than a foreigner with no experience of UK football.

Another JR perhaps? Jordan Rhodes would fit the bill..

Worth a punt I think or maybe Danny Ings.

Score: 1

Rising_Son
2:22pm Mon 14 Apr 14

redsnapper wrote…

I disagree with this headline 100%. The lack of cutting edge has saved us from ending up in the very second rate and awfully draining on resources Europa League competition. Look at Swansea and Newcastle and how this competition has left them on the rocks- he same will probably happen to Spurs next year.

And just seeing how many injuries we have now, and if SRL and Adam both end up in Brasil when will they get a rest, recovery break?

It's a pity we didn't do the business in the FAC because hindsight being a wonderful thing shows us we could have probably won it.

However this has been a very good season- on wards ad upwards and the lack of cutting edge is a blessing in disguise...I think.

Erm. Winning the FA Cup would have given us a place in "the very second rate and awfully draining on resources" Europa Cup.

[quote][p][bold]redsnapper[/bold] wrote:
I disagree with this headline 100%. The lack of cutting edge has saved us from ending up in the very second rate and awfully draining on resources Europa League competition. Look at Swansea and Newcastle and how this competition has left them on the rocks- he same will probably happen to Spurs next year.
And just seeing how many injuries we have now, and if SRL and Adam both end up in Brasil when will they get a rest, recovery break?
It's a pity we didn't do the business in the FAC because hindsight being a wonderful thing shows us we could have probably won it.
However this has been a very good season- on wards ad upwards and the lack of cutting edge is a blessing in disguise...I think.[/p][/quote]Erm. Winning the FA Cup would have given us a place in "the very second rate and awfully draining on resources" Europa Cup.Rising_Son

redsnapper wrote…

I disagree with this headline 100%. The lack of cutting edge has saved us from ending up in the very second rate and awfully draining on resources Europa League competition. Look at Swansea and Newcastle and how this competition has left them on the rocks- he same will probably happen to Spurs next year.

And just seeing how many injuries we have now, and if SRL and Adam both end up in Brasil when will they get a rest, recovery break?

It's a pity we didn't do the business in the FAC because hindsight being a wonderful thing shows us we could have probably won it.

However this has been a very good season- on wards ad upwards and the lack of cutting edge is a blessing in disguise...I think.

Erm. Winning the FA Cup would have given us a place in "the very second rate and awfully draining on resources" Europa Cup.

Score: -3

Rising_Son
2:28pm Mon 14 Apr 14

george chivers wrote…

Rising_Son wrote…

george chivers wrote…

I think we need two wingers and a poacher. Ings or Rhodes would be worth considering for a poacher. What happened to Mayuka? Is he scoring in Switzerland? He got the goalden boot in the African nations cup.

Who would you drop to fit the wingers and the poacher in?

Mayuka isn't in Switzerland, he's in France, and not scoring many I have heard.

For next season I would drop SRL, leave him on the bench and use him as a an impact player and too accommodate one winger, with one more winger on the bench, I would drop Ramirez if he is still with us.

SRL has been great for us but he is not getting any younger and I think we need to start with a quick striker. I would rather see a Brit come to the club who has a scoring record in the Championship than a foreigner with no experience of UK football.

Ramirez is hardly a regular, so you seem to be avoiding the issue. You also mentioned two, not one, winger. So, in addition to SRL, who would you drop? Rodriguez, Lallana, Davis our someone else?

[quote][p][bold]george chivers[/bold] wrote:
[quote][p][bold]Rising_Son[/bold] wrote:
[quote][p][bold]george chivers[/bold] wrote:
I think we need two wingers and a poacher. Ings or Rhodes would be worth considering for a poacher. What happened to Mayuka? Is he scoring in Switzerland? He got the goalden boot in the African nations cup.[/p][/quote]Who would you drop to fit the wingers and the poacher in?
Mayuka isn't in Switzerland, he's in France, and not scoring many I have heard.[/p][/quote]For next season I would drop SRL, leave him on the bench and use him as a an impact player and too accommodate one winger, with one more winger on the bench, I would drop Ramirez if he is still with us.
SRL has been great for us but he is not getting any younger and I think we need to start with a quick striker. I would rather see a Brit come to the club who has a scoring record in the Championship than a foreigner with no experience of UK football.[/p][/quote]Ramirez is hardly a regular, so you seem to be avoiding the issue. You also mentioned two, not one, winger. So, in addition to SRL, who would you drop? Rodriguez, Lallana, Davis our someone else?Rising_Son

george chivers wrote…

Rising_Son wrote…

george chivers wrote…

I think we need two wingers and a poacher. Ings or Rhodes would be worth considering for a poacher. What happened to Mayuka? Is he scoring in Switzerland? He got the goalden boot in the African nations cup.

Who would you drop to fit the wingers and the poacher in?

Mayuka isn't in Switzerland, he's in France, and not scoring many I have heard.

For next season I would drop SRL, leave him on the bench and use him as a an impact player and too accommodate one winger, with one more winger on the bench, I would drop Ramirez if he is still with us.

SRL has been great for us but he is not getting any younger and I think we need to start with a quick striker. I would rather see a Brit come to the club who has a scoring record in the Championship than a foreigner with no experience of UK football.

Ramirez is hardly a regular, so you seem to be avoiding the issue. You also mentioned two, not one, winger. So, in addition to SRL, who would you drop? Rodriguez, Lallana, Davis our someone else?

Score: 1

Rising_Son
2:31pm Mon 14 Apr 14

Saint 2701 wrote…

Rising_Son wrote…

only1chopper wrote…

Can you imagine if we had a real goal poacher in our squad how many chances that we created would have been put away? Me thinks a few! I think this should be 1 of our main transfer targets this summer. The money from the sale of osvaldo should find a decent prospect. Maybe 'the pea' from united could be a possibility? Sounds like he could be released this summer, so only a signing on fee etc. any thoughts?

Who would you drop to fit him in?

Do you mean who wouldn't you drop for Javier Hernandez?

We have no chance getting him, but if we did he would be our best striker by a mile.

I didn't know he was 'the pea'.

[quote][p][bold]Saint 2701[/bold] wrote:
[quote][p][bold]Rising_Son[/bold] wrote:
[quote][p][bold]only1chopper[/bold] wrote:
Can you imagine if we had a real goal poacher in our squad how many chances that we created would have been put away? Me thinks a few! I think this should be 1 of our main transfer targets this summer. The money from the sale of osvaldo should find a decent prospect. Maybe 'the pea' from united could be a possibility? Sounds like he could be released this summer, so only a signing on fee etc. any thoughts?[/p][/quote]Who would you drop to fit him in?[/p][/quote]Do you mean who wouldn't you drop for Javier Hernandez?
We have no chance getting him, but if we did he would be our best striker by a mile.[/p][/quote]I didn't know he was 'the pea'.Rising_Son

Saint 2701 wrote…

Rising_Son wrote…

only1chopper wrote…

Can you imagine if we had a real goal poacher in our squad how many chances that we created would have been put away? Me thinks a few! I think this should be 1 of our main transfer targets this summer. The money from the sale of osvaldo should find a decent prospect. Maybe 'the pea' from united could be a possibility? Sounds like he could be released this summer, so only a signing on fee etc. any thoughts?

Who would you drop to fit him in?

Do you mean who wouldn't you drop for Javier Hernandez?

We have no chance getting him, but if we did he would be our best striker by a mile.

I didn't know he was 'the pea'.

Score: -2

Seedhouse the Unrepentant
2:33pm Mon 14 Apr 14

Why does a director get appointed, promise a new era of transparency and communication, then say bugger all?

Why does a director get appointed, promise a new era of transparency and communication, then say bugger all?Seedhouse the Unrepentant

Why does a director get appointed, promise a new era of transparency and communication, then say bugger all?

Score: -3

Rising_Son
3:00pm Mon 14 Apr 14

BracknellSaint wrote…

Rising_Son wrote…

only1chopper wrote…

Can you imagine if we had a real goal poacher in our squad how many chances that we created would have been put away? Me thinks a few! I think this should be 1 of our main transfer targets this summer. The money from the sale of osvaldo should find a decent prospect. Maybe 'the pea' from united could be a possibility? Sounds like he could be released this summer, so only a signing on fee etc. any thoughts?

Who would you drop to fit him in?

Tough question. But the fact is that none of our front three, as great to watch as they are, are natural poachers. Perhaps we'd rotate, depending on opposition, and home/away games ?
Maybe even dropping one of the midfield three such as Davis and playing more of a 4-2-2-2 type with Rickie in as the false nine and the poacher in front of SRL and the two attackers in Jay and Adam?

I'm in favour of rotation but we also needed to remember that our current forwards have quite a high assist rate, so taking one of them off for a poacher might reduce the number of goals coming from the others. If you get what I mean.

[quote][p][bold]BracknellSaint[/bold] wrote:
[quote][p][bold]Rising_Son[/bold] wrote:
[quote][p][bold]only1chopper[/bold] wrote:
Can you imagine if we had a real goal poacher in our squad how many chances that we created would have been put away? Me thinks a few! I think this should be 1 of our main transfer targets this summer. The money from the sale of osvaldo should find a decent prospect. Maybe 'the pea' from united could be a possibility? Sounds like he could be released this summer, so only a signing on fee etc. any thoughts?[/p][/quote]Who would you drop to fit him in?[/p][/quote]Tough question. But the fact is that none of our front three, as great to watch as they are, are natural poachers. Perhaps we'd rotate, depending on opposition, and home/away games ?
Maybe even dropping one of the midfield three such as Davis and playing more of a 4-2-2-2 type with Rickie in as the false nine and the poacher in front of SRL and the two attackers in Jay and Adam?[/p][/quote]I'm in favour of rotation but we also needed to remember that our current forwards have quite a high assist rate, so taking one of them off for a poacher might reduce the number of goals coming from the others. If you get what I mean.Rising_Son

BracknellSaint wrote…

Rising_Son wrote…

only1chopper wrote…

Can you imagine if we had a real goal poacher in our squad how many chances that we created would have been put away? Me thinks a few! I think this should be 1 of our main transfer targets this summer. The money from the sale of osvaldo should find a decent prospect. Maybe 'the pea' from united could be a possibility? Sounds like he could be released this summer, so only a signing on fee etc. any thoughts?

Who would you drop to fit him in?

Tough question. But the fact is that none of our front three, as great to watch as they are, are natural poachers. Perhaps we'd rotate, depending on opposition, and home/away games ?
Maybe even dropping one of the midfield three such as Davis and playing more of a 4-2-2-2 type with Rickie in as the false nine and the poacher in front of SRL and the two attackers in Jay and Adam?

I'm in favour of rotation but we also needed to remember that our current forwards have quite a high assist rate, so taking one of them off for a poacher might reduce the number of goals coming from the others. If you get what I mean.

Score: 1

Rising_Son
3:02pm Mon 14 Apr 14

Seedhouse the Unrepentant wrote…

Why does a director get appointed, promise a new era of transparency and communication, then say bugger all?

Silence is golden? It is a bit disappointing, isn't it?

[quote][p][bold]Seedhouse the Unrepentant[/bold] wrote:
Why does a director get appointed, promise a new era of transparency and communication, then say bugger all?[/p][/quote]Silence is golden? It is a bit disappointing, isn't it?Rising_Son

Seedhouse the Unrepentant wrote…

Why does a director get appointed, promise a new era of transparency and communication, then say bugger all?

Silence is golden? It is a bit disappointing, isn't it?

Score: -1

only1chopper
3:11pm Mon 14 Apr 14

All I am saying from my previous post is that we need options. If you look at our bench for cardiff, we did not have anyone who has the pace of j-rod, or the finishing qualities. So for someone to just say, who do we drop, then they need to start looking outside the box. We are a very one dimensional side, pass, move and keep possession. We need to be able to mix things up a bit. The teams who defend deep, we need numbers up top, so a 442 would be better, but for others the 4231 is perfect. At present we can't mix things up cos we don't have the players, so a bit of thought to who we can sign is definitely needed.

All I am saying from my previous post is that we need options. If you look at our bench for cardiff, we did not have anyone who has the pace of j-rod, or the finishing qualities. So for someone to just say, who do we drop, then they need to start looking outside the box. We are a very one dimensional side, pass, move and keep possession. We need to be able to mix things up a bit. The teams who defend deep, we need numbers up top, so a 442 would be better, but for others the 4231 is perfect. At present we can't mix things up cos we don't have the players, so a bit of thought to who we can sign is definitely needed.only1chopper

All I am saying from my previous post is that we need options. If you look at our bench for cardiff, we did not have anyone who has the pace of j-rod, or the finishing qualities. So for someone to just say, who do we drop, then they need to start looking outside the box. We are a very one dimensional side, pass, move and keep possession. We need to be able to mix things up a bit. The teams who defend deep, we need numbers up top, so a 442 would be better, but for others the 4231 is perfect. At present we can't mix things up cos we don't have the players, so a bit of thought to who we can sign is definitely needed.

Score: -2

lowe esteem
3:16pm Mon 14 Apr 14

Rising_Son wrote…

Seedhouse the Unrepentant wrote…

Why does a director get appointed, promise a new era of transparency and communication, then say bugger all?

Silence is golden? It is a bit disappointing, isn't it?

So what would you say or do?

[quote][p][bold]Rising_Son[/bold] wrote:
[quote][p][bold]Seedhouse the Unrepentant[/bold] wrote:
Why does a director get appointed, promise a new era of transparency and communication, then say bugger all?[/p][/quote]Silence is golden? It is a bit disappointing, isn't it?[/p][/quote]So what would you say or do?lowe esteem

Rising_Son wrote…

Seedhouse the Unrepentant wrote…

Why does a director get appointed, promise a new era of transparency and communication, then say bugger all?

Silence is golden? It is a bit disappointing, isn't it?

So what would you say or do?

Score: -1

lowe esteem
3:27pm Mon 14 Apr 14

Rising_Son wrote…

BracknellSaint wrote…

Rising_Son wrote…

only1chopper wrote…

Can you imagine if we had a real goal poacher in our squad how many chances that we created would have been put away? Me thinks a few! I think this should be 1 of our main transfer targets this summer. The money from the sale of osvaldo should find a decent prospect. Maybe 'the pea' from united could be a possibility? Sounds like he could be released this summer, so only a signing on fee etc. any thoughts?

Who would you drop to fit him in?

Tough question. But the fact is that none of our front three, as great to watch as they are, are natural poachers. Perhaps we'd rotate, depending on opposition, and home/away games ?
Maybe even dropping one of the midfield three such as Davis and playing more of a 4-2-2-2 type with Rickie in as the false nine and the poacher in front of SRL and the two attackers in Jay and Adam?

I'm in favour of rotation but we also needed to remember that our current forwards have quite a high assist rate, so taking one of them off for a poacher might reduce the number of goals coming from the others. If you get what I mean.

If we can keep playing that football 'up the park' we can educate those highly talented midfielders and defenders to weigh in with a few more goals and assists. Corky forced a penalty with some offensive play last week, and we do need to make more of our own luck in that area. More recently, it seems logical that SRL and Gallagher were going to need a bit more help in that area, rather than less. Defensively, that Marshall would be a good call -before someone else snaps him up-in an area where we have a few candidates who are not quite ready yet.

[quote][p][bold]Rising_Son[/bold] wrote:
[quote][p][bold]BracknellSaint[/bold] wrote:
[quote][p][bold]Rising_Son[/bold] wrote:
[quote][p][bold]only1chopper[/bold] wrote:
Can you imagine if we had a real goal poacher in our squad how many chances that we created would have been put away? Me thinks a few! I think this should be 1 of our main transfer targets this summer. The money from the sale of osvaldo should find a decent prospect. Maybe 'the pea' from united could be a possibility? Sounds like he could be released this summer, so only a signing on fee etc. any thoughts?[/p][/quote]Who would you drop to fit him in?[/p][/quote]Tough question. But the fact is that none of our front three, as great to watch as they are, are natural poachers. Perhaps we'd rotate, depending on opposition, and home/away games ?
Maybe even dropping one of the midfield three such as Davis and playing more of a 4-2-2-2 type with Rickie in as the false nine and the poacher in front of SRL and the two attackers in Jay and Adam?[/p][/quote]I'm in favour of rotation but we also needed to remember that our current forwards have quite a high assist rate, so taking one of them off for a poacher might reduce the number of goals coming from the others. If you get what I mean.[/p][/quote]If we can keep playing that football 'up the park' we can educate those highly talented midfielders and defenders to weigh in with a few more goals and assists. Corky forced a penalty with some offensive play last week, and we do need to make more of our own luck in that area. More recently, it seems logical that SRL and Gallagher were going to need a bit more help in that area, rather than less. Defensively, that Marshall would be a good call -before someone else snaps him up-in an area where we have a few candidates who are not quite ready yet.lowe esteem

Rising_Son wrote…

BracknellSaint wrote…

Rising_Son wrote…

only1chopper wrote…

Can you imagine if we had a real goal poacher in our squad how many chances that we created would have been put away? Me thinks a few! I think this should be 1 of our main transfer targets this summer. The money from the sale of osvaldo should find a decent prospect. Maybe 'the pea' from united could be a possibility? Sounds like he could be released this summer, so only a signing on fee etc. any thoughts?

Who would you drop to fit him in?

Tough question. But the fact is that none of our front three, as great to watch as they are, are natural poachers. Perhaps we'd rotate, depending on opposition, and home/away games ?
Maybe even dropping one of the midfield three such as Davis and playing more of a 4-2-2-2 type with Rickie in as the false nine and the poacher in front of SRL and the two attackers in Jay and Adam?

I'm in favour of rotation but we also needed to remember that our current forwards have quite a high assist rate, so taking one of them off for a poacher might reduce the number of goals coming from the others. If you get what I mean.

If we can keep playing that football 'up the park' we can educate those highly talented midfielders and defenders to weigh in with a few more goals and assists. Corky forced a penalty with some offensive play last week, and we do need to make more of our own luck in that area. More recently, it seems logical that SRL and Gallagher were going to need a bit more help in that area, rather than less. Defensively, that Marshall would be a good call -before someone else snaps him up-in an area where we have a few candidates who are not quite ready yet.

Score: -1

jls217
3:40pm Mon 14 Apr 14

Rising_Son wrote…

only1chopper wrote…

Can you imagine if we had a real goal poacher in our squad how many chances that we created would have been put away? Me thinks a few! I think this should be 1 of our main transfer targets this summer. The money from the sale of osvaldo should find a decent prospect. Maybe 'the pea' from united could be a possibility? Sounds like he could be released this summer, so only a signing on fee etc. any thoughts?

Who would you drop to fit him in?

Easy answer to that is whoever is not on form. People don't get into the team because of their name they get in because they are on better form than those who play in similar positions. The pea would be an interesting addition especially as the cost would not be huge. I still fancy Danny Ings. Interesting to see who is out of contract this summer. Is Rowe ready to step up yet? Which striker from those clubs doomed to go down would be worth approaching?

[quote][p][bold]Rising_Son[/bold] wrote:
[quote][p][bold]only1chopper[/bold] wrote:
Can you imagine if we had a real goal poacher in our squad how many chances that we created would have been put away? Me thinks a few! I think this should be 1 of our main transfer targets this summer. The money from the sale of osvaldo should find a decent prospect. Maybe 'the pea' from united could be a possibility? Sounds like he could be released this summer, so only a signing on fee etc. any thoughts?[/p][/quote]Who would you drop to fit him in?[/p][/quote]Easy answer to that is whoever is not on form. People don't get into the team because of their name they get in because they are on better form than those who play in similar positions. The pea would be an interesting addition especially as the cost would not be huge. I still fancy Danny Ings. Interesting to see who is out of contract this summer. Is Rowe ready to step up yet? Which striker from those clubs doomed to go down would be worth approaching?jls217

Rising_Son wrote…

only1chopper wrote…

Can you imagine if we had a real goal poacher in our squad how many chances that we created would have been put away? Me thinks a few! I think this should be 1 of our main transfer targets this summer. The money from the sale of osvaldo should find a decent prospect. Maybe 'the pea' from united could be a possibility? Sounds like he could be released this summer, so only a signing on fee etc. any thoughts?

Who would you drop to fit him in?

Easy answer to that is whoever is not on form. People don't get into the team because of their name they get in because they are on better form than those who play in similar positions. The pea would be an interesting addition especially as the cost would not be huge. I still fancy Danny Ings. Interesting to see who is out of contract this summer. Is Rowe ready to step up yet? Which striker from those clubs doomed to go down would be worth approaching?

Score: -2

OSPREYSAINT
4:14pm Mon 14 Apr 14

Rising_Son wrote…

Seedhouse the Unrepentant wrote…

Why does a director get appointed, promise a new era of transparency and communication, then say bugger all?

Silence is golden? It is a bit disappointing, isn't it?

What exactly do you want to hear, right now?

[quote][p][bold]Rising_Son[/bold] wrote:
[quote][p][bold]Seedhouse the Unrepentant[/bold] wrote:
Why does a director get appointed, promise a new era of transparency and communication, then say bugger all?[/p][/quote]Silence is golden? It is a bit disappointing, isn't it?[/p][/quote]What exactly do you want to hear, right now?OSPREYSAINT

Rising_Son wrote…

Seedhouse the Unrepentant wrote…

Why does a director get appointed, promise a new era of transparency and communication, then say bugger all?

Silence is golden? It is a bit disappointing, isn't it?

What exactly do you want to hear, right now?

Score: 0

george chivers
5:07pm Mon 14 Apr 14

Rising_Son wrote…

george chivers wrote…

Rising_Son wrote…

george chivers wrote…

I think we need two wingers and a poacher. Ings or Rhodes would be worth considering for a poacher. What happened to Mayuka? Is he scoring in Switzerland? He got the goalden boot in the African nations cup.

Who would you drop to fit the wingers and the poacher in?

Mayuka isn't in Switzerland, he's in France, and not scoring many I have heard.

For next season I would drop SRL, leave him on the bench and use him as a an impact player and too accommodate one winger, with one more winger on the bench, I would drop Ramirez if he is still with us.

SRL has been great for us but he is not getting any younger and I think we need to start with a quick striker. I would rather see a Brit come to the club who has a scoring record in the Championship than a foreigner with no experience of UK football.

Ramirez is hardly a regular, so you seem to be avoiding the issue. You also mentioned two, not one, winger. So, in addition to SRL, who would you drop? Rodriguez, Lallana, Davis our someone else?

Not avoiding the issue. I am assuming Rodriquez will not start the season, his injury will take six months to get him back to sub level. I think he is unlikely to be able to start games until October/November. So one winger instead of him and one striker instead of SRL and another winger and another striker on the bench.

That's also assumes AL doesn't leave if he has a good WC. I hope he doesn't leave but he will be vulnerable if he turns it on in Brazil.

[quote][p][bold]Rising_Son[/bold] wrote:
[quote][p][bold]george chivers[/bold] wrote:
[quote][p][bold]Rising_Son[/bold] wrote:
[quote][p][bold]george chivers[/bold] wrote:
I think we need two wingers and a poacher. Ings or Rhodes would be worth considering for a poacher. What happened to Mayuka? Is he scoring in Switzerland? He got the goalden boot in the African nations cup.[/p][/quote]Who would you drop to fit the wingers and the poacher in?
Mayuka isn't in Switzerland, he's in France, and not scoring many I have heard.[/p][/quote]For next season I would drop SRL, leave him on the bench and use him as a an impact player and too accommodate one winger, with one more winger on the bench, I would drop Ramirez if he is still with us.
SRL has been great for us but he is not getting any younger and I think we need to start with a quick striker. I would rather see a Brit come to the club who has a scoring record in the Championship than a foreigner with no experience of UK football.[/p][/quote]Ramirez is hardly a regular, so you seem to be avoiding the issue. You also mentioned two, not one, winger. So, in addition to SRL, who would you drop? Rodriguez, Lallana, Davis our someone else?[/p][/quote]Not avoiding the issue. I am assuming Rodriquez will not start the season, his injury will take six months to get him back to sub level. I think he is unlikely to be able to start games until October/November. So one winger instead of him and one striker instead of SRL and another winger and another striker on the bench.
That's also assumes AL doesn't leave if he has a good WC. I hope he doesn't leave but he will be vulnerable if he turns it on in Brazil.george chivers

Rising_Son wrote…

george chivers wrote…

Rising_Son wrote…

george chivers wrote…

I think we need two wingers and a poacher. Ings or Rhodes would be worth considering for a poacher. What happened to Mayuka? Is he scoring in Switzerland? He got the goalden boot in the African nations cup.

Who would you drop to fit the wingers and the poacher in?

Mayuka isn't in Switzerland, he's in France, and not scoring many I have heard.

For next season I would drop SRL, leave him on the bench and use him as a an impact player and too accommodate one winger, with one more winger on the bench, I would drop Ramirez if he is still with us.

SRL has been great for us but he is not getting any younger and I think we need to start with a quick striker. I would rather see a Brit come to the club who has a scoring record in the Championship than a foreigner with no experience of UK football.

Ramirez is hardly a regular, so you seem to be avoiding the issue. You also mentioned two, not one, winger. So, in addition to SRL, who would you drop? Rodriguez, Lallana, Davis our someone else?

Not avoiding the issue. I am assuming Rodriquez will not start the season, his injury will take six months to get him back to sub level. I think he is unlikely to be able to start games until October/November. So one winger instead of him and one striker instead of SRL and another winger and another striker on the bench.

That's also assumes AL doesn't leave if he has a good WC. I hope he doesn't leave but he will be vulnerable if he turns it on in Brazil.

Score: 0

redsnapper
5:45pm Mon 14 Apr 14

Rising_Son wrote…

redsnapper wrote…

I disagree with this headline 100%. The lack of cutting edge has saved us from ending up in the very second rate and awfully draining on resources Europa League competition. Look at Swansea and Newcastle and how this competition has left them on the rocks- he same will probably happen to Spurs next year.

And just seeing how many injuries we have now, and if SRL and Adam both end up in Brasil when will they get a rest, recovery break?

It's a pity we didn't do the business in the FAC because hindsight being a wonderful thing shows us we could have probably won it.

However this has been a very good season- on wards ad upwards and the lack of cutting edge is a blessing in disguise...I think.

Erm. Winning the FA Cup would have given us a place in "the very second rate and awfully draining on resources" Europa Cup.

You're right. Poch got it right from the start- the FA Cup is after all a competition which no longer pulls the crowds.

[quote][p][bold]Rising_Son[/bold] wrote:
[quote][p][bold]redsnapper[/bold] wrote:
I disagree with this headline 100%. The lack of cutting edge has saved us from ending up in the very second rate and awfully draining on resources Europa League competition. Look at Swansea and Newcastle and how this competition has left them on the rocks- he same will probably happen to Spurs next year.
And just seeing how many injuries we have now, and if SRL and Adam both end up in Brasil when will they get a rest, recovery break?
It's a pity we didn't do the business in the FAC because hindsight being a wonderful thing shows us we could have probably won it.
However this has been a very good season- on wards ad upwards and the lack of cutting edge is a blessing in disguise...I think.[/p][/quote]Erm. Winning the FA Cup would have given us a place in "the very second rate and awfully draining on resources" Europa Cup.[/p][/quote]You're right. Poch got it right from the start- the FA Cup is after all a competition which no longer pulls the crowds.redsnapper

Rising_Son wrote…

redsnapper wrote…

I disagree with this headline 100%. The lack of cutting edge has saved us from ending up in the very second rate and awfully draining on resources Europa League competition. Look at Swansea and Newcastle and how this competition has left them on the rocks- he same will probably happen to Spurs next year.

And just seeing how many injuries we have now, and if SRL and Adam both end up in Brasil when will they get a rest, recovery break?

It's a pity we didn't do the business in the FAC because hindsight being a wonderful thing shows us we could have probably won it.

However this has been a very good season- on wards ad upwards and the lack of cutting edge is a blessing in disguise...I think.

Erm. Winning the FA Cup would have given us a place in "the very second rate and awfully draining on resources" Europa Cup.

You're right. Poch got it right from the start- the FA Cup is after all a competition which no longer pulls the crowds.

Score: -2

Clever Dick
6:49pm Mon 14 Apr 14

lowe esteem wrote…

Rising_Son wrote…

BracknellSaint wrote…

Rising_Son wrote…

only1chopper wrote…

Can you imagine if we had a real goal poacher in our squad how many chances that we created would have been put away? Me thinks a few! I think this should be 1 of our main transfer targets this summer. The money from the sale of osvaldo should find a decent prospect. Maybe 'the pea' from united could be a possibility? Sounds like he could be released this summer, so only a signing on fee etc. any thoughts?

Who would you drop to fit him in?

Tough question. But the fact is that none of our front three, as great to watch as they are, are natural poachers. Perhaps we'd rotate, depending on opposition, and home/away games ?
Maybe even dropping one of the midfield three such as Davis and playing more of a 4-2-2-2 type with Rickie in as the false nine and the poacher in front of SRL and the two attackers in Jay and Adam?

I'm in favour of rotation but we also needed to remember that our current forwards have quite a high assist rate, so taking one of them off for a poacher might reduce the number of goals coming from the others. If you get what I mean.

If we can keep playing that football 'up the park' we can educate those highly talented midfielders and defenders to weigh in with a few more goals and assists. Corky forced a penalty with some offensive play last week, and we do need to make more of our own luck in that area. More recently, it seems logical that SRL and Gallagher were going to need a bit more help in that area, rather than less. Defensively, that Marshall would be a good call -before someone else snaps him up-in an area where we have a few candidates who are not quite ready yet.

You are right. Morgan has grabbed a couple of goals with late runs but doesn't do it often enough. We aren't creating enough chances against the rubbish sides like Cardiff who come to park the bus and hope to get lucky. As somebody said earlier Luke and Callum need urgent work on their crossing which was schoolboy standard on Saturday. Luke hardly cleared the first man and Callum played virtually every ball backward instead of getting at them. Just one decent cross early on against a side who couldn't even get into our half may well have opened the floodgates.

[quote][p][bold]lowe esteem[/bold] wrote:
[quote][p][bold]Rising_Son[/bold] wrote:
[quote][p][bold]BracknellSaint[/bold] wrote:
[quote][p][bold]Rising_Son[/bold] wrote:
[quote][p][bold]only1chopper[/bold] wrote:
Can you imagine if we had a real goal poacher in our squad how many chances that we created would have been put away? Me thinks a few! I think this should be 1 of our main transfer targets this summer. The money from the sale of osvaldo should find a decent prospect. Maybe 'the pea' from united could be a possibility? Sounds like he could be released this summer, so only a signing on fee etc. any thoughts?[/p][/quote]Who would you drop to fit him in?[/p][/quote]Tough question. But the fact is that none of our front three, as great to watch as they are, are natural poachers. Perhaps we'd rotate, depending on opposition, and home/away games ?
Maybe even dropping one of the midfield three such as Davis and playing more of a 4-2-2-2 type with Rickie in as the false nine and the poacher in front of SRL and the two attackers in Jay and Adam?[/p][/quote]I'm in favour of rotation but we also needed to remember that our current forwards have quite a high assist rate, so taking one of them off for a poacher might reduce the number of goals coming from the others. If you get what I mean.[/p][/quote]If we can keep playing that football 'up the park' we can educate those highly talented midfielders and defenders to weigh in with a few more goals and assists. Corky forced a penalty with some offensive play last week, and we do need to make more of our own luck in that area. More recently, it seems logical that SRL and Gallagher were going to need a bit more help in that area, rather than less. Defensively, that Marshall would be a good call -before someone else snaps him up-in an area where we have a few candidates who are not quite ready yet.[/p][/quote]You are right. Morgan has grabbed a couple of goals with late runs but doesn't do it often enough. We aren't creating enough chances against the rubbish sides like Cardiff who come to park the bus and hope to get lucky. As somebody said earlier Luke and Callum need urgent work on their crossing which was schoolboy standard on Saturday. Luke hardly cleared the first man and Callum played virtually every ball backward instead of getting at them. Just one decent cross early on against a side who couldn't even get into our half may well have opened the floodgates.Clever Dick

lowe esteem wrote…

Rising_Son wrote…

BracknellSaint wrote…

Rising_Son wrote…

only1chopper wrote…

Can you imagine if we had a real goal poacher in our squad how many chances that we created would have been put away? Me thinks a few! I think this should be 1 of our main transfer targets this summer. The money from the sale of osvaldo should find a decent prospect. Maybe 'the pea' from united could be a possibility? Sounds like he could be released this summer, so only a signing on fee etc. any thoughts?

Who would you drop to fit him in?

Tough question. But the fact is that none of our front three, as great to watch as they are, are natural poachers. Perhaps we'd rotate, depending on opposition, and home/away games ?
Maybe even dropping one of the midfield three such as Davis and playing more of a 4-2-2-2 type with Rickie in as the false nine and the poacher in front of SRL and the two attackers in Jay and Adam?

I'm in favour of rotation but we also needed to remember that our current forwards have quite a high assist rate, so taking one of them off for a poacher might reduce the number of goals coming from the others. If you get what I mean.

If we can keep playing that football 'up the park' we can educate those highly talented midfielders and defenders to weigh in with a few more goals and assists. Corky forced a penalty with some offensive play last week, and we do need to make more of our own luck in that area. More recently, it seems logical that SRL and Gallagher were going to need a bit more help in that area, rather than less. Defensively, that Marshall would be a good call -before someone else snaps him up-in an area where we have a few candidates who are not quite ready yet.

You are right. Morgan has grabbed a couple of goals with late runs but doesn't do it often enough. We aren't creating enough chances against the rubbish sides like Cardiff who come to park the bus and hope to get lucky. As somebody said earlier Luke and Callum need urgent work on their crossing which was schoolboy standard on Saturday. Luke hardly cleared the first man and Callum played virtually every ball backward instead of getting at them. Just one decent cross early on against a side who couldn't even get into our half may well have opened the floodgates.

Score: 1

OSPREYSAINT
7:05pm Mon 14 Apr 14

redsnapper wrote…

Rising_Son wrote…

redsnapper wrote…

I disagree with this headline 100%. The lack of cutting edge has saved us from ending up in the very second rate and awfully draining on resources Europa League competition. Look at Swansea and Newcastle and how this competition has left them on the rocks- he same will probably happen to Spurs next year.

And just seeing how many injuries we have now, and if SRL and Adam both end up in Brasil when will they get a rest, recovery break?

It's a pity we didn't do the business in the FAC because hindsight being a wonderful thing shows us we could have probably won it.

However this has been a very good season- on wards ad upwards and the lack of cutting edge is a blessing in disguise...I think.

Erm. Winning the FA Cup would have given us a place in "the very second rate and awfully draining on resources" Europa Cup.

You're right. Poch got it right from the start- the FA Cup is after all a competition which no longer pulls the crowds.

The Final pulls the crowds, the problem being that 50% of them have no connection to the two teams that are competing.

[quote][p][bold]redsnapper[/bold] wrote:
[quote][p][bold]Rising_Son[/bold] wrote:
[quote][p][bold]redsnapper[/bold] wrote:
I disagree with this headline 100%. The lack of cutting edge has saved us from ending up in the very second rate and awfully draining on resources Europa League competition. Look at Swansea and Newcastle and how this competition has left them on the rocks- he same will probably happen to Spurs next year.
And just seeing how many injuries we have now, and if SRL and Adam both end up in Brasil when will they get a rest, recovery break?
It's a pity we didn't do the business in the FAC because hindsight being a wonderful thing shows us we could have probably won it.
However this has been a very good season- on wards ad upwards and the lack of cutting edge is a blessing in disguise...I think.[/p][/quote]Erm. Winning the FA Cup would have given us a place in "the very second rate and awfully draining on resources" Europa Cup.[/p][/quote]You're right. Poch got it right from the start- the FA Cup is after all a competition which no longer pulls the crowds.[/p][/quote]The Final pulls the crowds, the problem being that 50% of them have no connection to the two teams that are competing.OSPREYSAINT

redsnapper wrote…

Rising_Son wrote…

redsnapper wrote…

I disagree with this headline 100%. The lack of cutting edge has saved us from ending up in the very second rate and awfully draining on resources Europa League competition. Look at Swansea and Newcastle and how this competition has left them on the rocks- he same will probably happen to Spurs next year.

And just seeing how many injuries we have now, and if SRL and Adam both end up in Brasil when will they get a rest, recovery break?

It's a pity we didn't do the business in the FAC because hindsight being a wonderful thing shows us we could have probably won it.

However this has been a very good season- on wards ad upwards and the lack of cutting edge is a blessing in disguise...I think.

Erm. Winning the FA Cup would have given us a place in "the very second rate and awfully draining on resources" Europa Cup.

You're right. Poch got it right from the start- the FA Cup is after all a competition which no longer pulls the crowds.

The Final pulls the crowds, the problem being that 50% of them have no connection to the two teams that are competing.

Score: 0

Stroppy_gramps
9:35pm Mon 14 Apr 14

OSPREYSAINT wrote…

Rising_Son wrote…

Seedhouse the Unrepentant wrote…

Why does a director get appointed, promise a new era of transparency and communication, then say bugger all?

Silence is golden? It is a bit disappointing, isn't it?

What exactly do you want to hear, right now?

I imagine he is saying plenty in the right areas

[quote][p][bold]OSPREYSAINT[/bold] wrote:
[quote][p][bold]Rising_Son[/bold] wrote:
[quote][p][bold]Seedhouse the Unrepentant[/bold] wrote:
Why does a director get appointed, promise a new era of transparency and communication, then say bugger all?[/p][/quote]Silence is golden? It is a bit disappointing, isn't it?[/p][/quote]What exactly do you want to hear, right now?[/p][/quote]I imagine he is saying plenty in the right areasStroppy_gramps

OSPREYSAINT wrote…

Rising_Son wrote…

Seedhouse the Unrepentant wrote…

Why does a director get appointed, promise a new era of transparency and communication, then say bugger all?

Silence is golden? It is a bit disappointing, isn't it?

What exactly do you want to hear, right now?

I imagine he is saying plenty in the right areas

Score: -1

OSPREYSAINT
9:51pm Mon 14 Apr 14

Stroppy_gramps wrote…

OSPREYSAINT wrote…

Rising_Son wrote…

Seedhouse the Unrepentant wrote…

Why does a director get appointed, promise a new era of transparency and communication, then say bugger all?

Silence is golden? It is a bit disappointing, isn't it?

What exactly do you want to hear, right now?

I imagine he is saying plenty in the right areas

Let us hope so.

[quote][p][bold]Stroppy_gramps[/bold] wrote:
[quote][p][bold]OSPREYSAINT[/bold] wrote:
[quote][p][bold]Rising_Son[/bold] wrote:
[quote][p][bold]Seedhouse the Unrepentant[/bold] wrote:
Why does a director get appointed, promise a new era of transparency and communication, then say bugger all?[/p][/quote]Silence is golden? It is a bit disappointing, isn't it?[/p][/quote]What exactly do you want to hear, right now?[/p][/quote]I imagine he is saying plenty in the right areas[/p][/quote]Let us hope so.OSPREYSAINT

Stroppy_gramps wrote…

OSPREYSAINT wrote…

Rising_Son wrote…

Seedhouse the Unrepentant wrote…

Why does a director get appointed, promise a new era of transparency and communication, then say bugger all?

Silence is golden? It is a bit disappointing, isn't it?

What exactly do you want to hear, right now?

I imagine he is saying plenty in the right areas

Let us hope so.

Score: -1

Seedhouse the Unrepentant
10:22pm Mon 14 Apr 14

OSPREYSAINT wrote…

Stroppy_gramps wrote…

OSPREYSAINT wrote…

Rising_Son wrote…

Seedhouse the Unrepentant wrote…

Why does a director get appointed, promise a new era of transparency and communication, then say bugger all?

Silence is golden? It is a bit disappointing, isn't it?

What exactly do you want to hear, right now?

I imagine he is saying plenty in the right areas

Let us hope so.

I'm sure he is. But he did promise to communicate with us the fans so it would be nice if he did. What do we want to hear? We want to hear that the club is just as determined to push forward and compete at the highest level.

[quote][p][bold]OSPREYSAINT[/bold] wrote:
[quote][p][bold]Stroppy_gramps[/bold] wrote:
[quote][p][bold]OSPREYSAINT[/bold] wrote:
[quote][p][bold]Rising_Son[/bold] wrote:
[quote][p][bold]Seedhouse the Unrepentant[/bold] wrote:
Why does a director get appointed, promise a new era of transparency and communication, then say bugger all?[/p][/quote]Silence is golden? It is a bit disappointing, isn't it?[/p][/quote]What exactly do you want to hear, right now?[/p][/quote]I imagine he is saying plenty in the right areas[/p][/quote]Let us hope so.[/p][/quote]I'm sure he is. But he did promise to communicate with us the fans so it would be nice if he did. What do we want to hear? We want to hear that the club is just as determined to push forward and compete at the highest level.Seedhouse the Unrepentant

OSPREYSAINT wrote…

Stroppy_gramps wrote…

OSPREYSAINT wrote…

Rising_Son wrote…

Seedhouse the Unrepentant wrote…

Why does a director get appointed, promise a new era of transparency and communication, then say bugger all?

Silence is golden? It is a bit disappointing, isn't it?

What exactly do you want to hear, right now?

I imagine he is saying plenty in the right areas

Let us hope so.

I'm sure he is. But he did promise to communicate with us the fans so it would be nice if he did. What do we want to hear? We want to hear that the club is just as determined to push forward and compete at the highest level.

Score: -1

OSPREYSAINT
10:32pm Mon 14 Apr 14

Seedhouse the Unrepentant wrote…

OSPREYSAINT wrote…

Stroppy_gramps wrote…

OSPREYSAINT wrote…

Rising_Son wrote…

Seedhouse the Unrepentant wrote…

Why does a director get appointed, promise a new era of transparency and communication, then say bugger all?

Silence is golden? It is a bit disappointing, isn't it?

What exactly do you want to hear, right now?

I imagine he is saying plenty in the right areas

Let us hope so.

I'm sure he is. But he did promise to communicate with us the fans so it would be nice if he did. What do we want to hear? We want to hear that the club is just as determined to push forward and compete at the highest level.

That is what we all want to hear, goes without saying.

[quote][p][bold]Seedhouse the Unrepentant[/bold] wrote:
[quote][p][bold]OSPREYSAINT[/bold] wrote:
[quote][p][bold]Stroppy_gramps[/bold] wrote:
[quote][p][bold]OSPREYSAINT[/bold] wrote:
[quote][p][bold]Rising_Son[/bold] wrote:
[quote][p][bold]Seedhouse the Unrepentant[/bold] wrote:
Why does a director get appointed, promise a new era of transparency and communication, then say bugger all?[/p][/quote]Silence is golden? It is a bit disappointing, isn't it?[/p][/quote]What exactly do you want to hear, right now?[/p][/quote]I imagine he is saying plenty in the right areas[/p][/quote]Let us hope so.[/p][/quote]I'm sure he is. But he did promise to communicate with us the fans so it would be nice if he did. What do we want to hear? We want to hear that the club is just as determined to push forward and compete at the highest level.[/p][/quote]That is what we all want to hear, goes without saying.OSPREYSAINT

Seedhouse the Unrepentant wrote…

OSPREYSAINT wrote…

Stroppy_gramps wrote…

OSPREYSAINT wrote…

Rising_Son wrote…

Seedhouse the Unrepentant wrote…

Why does a director get appointed, promise a new era of transparency and communication, then say bugger all?

Silence is golden? It is a bit disappointing, isn't it?

What exactly do you want to hear, right now?

I imagine he is saying plenty in the right areas

Let us hope so.

I'm sure he is. But he did promise to communicate with us the fans so it would be nice if he did. What do we want to hear? We want to hear that the club is just as determined to push forward and compete at the highest level.

That is what we all want to hear, goes without saying.

Score: -1

Seedhouse the Unrepentant
11:06pm Mon 14 Apr 14

OSPREYSAINT wrote…

Seedhouse the Unrepentant wrote…

OSPREYSAINT wrote…

Stroppy_gramps wrote…

OSPREYSAINT wrote…

Rising_Son wrote…

Seedhouse the Unrepentant wrote…

Why does a director get appointed, promise a new era of transparency and communication, then say bugger all?

Silence is golden? It is a bit disappointing, isn't it?

What exactly do you want to hear, right now?

I imagine he is saying plenty in the right areas

Let us hope so.

I'm sure he is. But he did promise to communicate with us the fans so it would be nice if he did. What do we want to hear? We want to hear that the club is just as determined to push forward and compete at the highest level.

That is what we all want to hear, goes without saying.

Well why don't we get to hear it then?

[quote][p][bold]OSPREYSAINT[/bold] wrote:
[quote][p][bold]Seedhouse the Unrepentant[/bold] wrote:
[quote][p][bold]OSPREYSAINT[/bold] wrote:
[quote][p][bold]Stroppy_gramps[/bold] wrote:
[quote][p][bold]OSPREYSAINT[/bold] wrote:
[quote][p][bold]Rising_Son[/bold] wrote:
[quote][p][bold]Seedhouse the Unrepentant[/bold] wrote:
Why does a director get appointed, promise a new era of transparency and communication, then say bugger all?[/p][/quote]Silence is golden? It is a bit disappointing, isn't it?[/p][/quote]What exactly do you want to hear, right now?[/p][/quote]I imagine he is saying plenty in the right areas[/p][/quote]Let us hope so.[/p][/quote]I'm sure he is. But he did promise to communicate with us the fans so it would be nice if he did. What do we want to hear? We want to hear that the club is just as determined to push forward and compete at the highest level.[/p][/quote]That is what we all want to hear, goes without saying.[/p][/quote]Well why don't we get to hear it then?Seedhouse the Unrepentant

OSPREYSAINT wrote…

Seedhouse the Unrepentant wrote…

OSPREYSAINT wrote…

Stroppy_gramps wrote…

OSPREYSAINT wrote…

Rising_Son wrote…

Seedhouse the Unrepentant wrote…

Why does a director get appointed, promise a new era of transparency and communication, then say bugger all?

Silence is golden? It is a bit disappointing, isn't it?

What exactly do you want to hear, right now?

I imagine he is saying plenty in the right areas

Let us hope so.

I'm sure he is. But he did promise to communicate with us the fans so it would be nice if he did. What do we want to hear? We want to hear that the club is just as determined to push forward and compete at the highest level.

That is what we all want to hear, goes without saying.

Well why don't we get to hear it then?

Score: -1

Positively4thStreet
11:17pm Mon 14 Apr 14

Seedhouse the Unrepentant wrote…

OSPREYSAINT wrote…

Seedhouse the Unrepentant wrote…

OSPREYSAINT wrote…

Stroppy_gramps wrote…

OSPREYSAINT wrote…

Rising_Son wrote…

Seedhouse the Unrepentant wrote…

Why does a director get appointed, promise a new era of transparency and communication, then say bugger all?

Silence is golden? It is a bit disappointing, isn't it?

What exactly do you want to hear, right now?

I imagine he is saying plenty in the right areas

Let us hope so.

I'm sure he is. But he did promise to communicate with us the fans so it would be nice if he did. What do we want to hear? We want to hear that the club is just as determined to push forward and compete at the highest level.

That is what we all want to hear, goes without saying.

Well why don't we get to hear it then?

Very true.All started so positive,with smiles all round,and then...zippo.

[quote][p][bold]Seedhouse the Unrepentant[/bold] wrote:
[quote][p][bold]OSPREYSAINT[/bold] wrote:
[quote][p][bold]Seedhouse the Unrepentant[/bold] wrote:
[quote][p][bold]OSPREYSAINT[/bold] wrote:
[quote][p][bold]Stroppy_gramps[/bold] wrote:
[quote][p][bold]OSPREYSAINT[/bold] wrote:
[quote][p][bold]Rising_Son[/bold] wrote:
[quote][p][bold]Seedhouse the Unrepentant[/bold] wrote:
Why does a director get appointed, promise a new era of transparency and communication, then say bugger all?[/p][/quote]Silence is golden? It is a bit disappointing, isn't it?[/p][/quote]What exactly do you want to hear, right now?[/p][/quote]I imagine he is saying plenty in the right areas[/p][/quote]Let us hope so.[/p][/quote]I'm sure he is. But he did promise to communicate with us the fans so it would be nice if he did. What do we want to hear? We want to hear that the club is just as determined to push forward and compete at the highest level.[/p][/quote]That is what we all want to hear, goes without saying.[/p][/quote]Well why don't we get to hear it then?[/p][/quote]Very true.All started so positive,with smiles all round,and then...zippo.Positively4thStreet

Seedhouse the Unrepentant wrote…

OSPREYSAINT wrote…

Seedhouse the Unrepentant wrote…

OSPREYSAINT wrote…

Stroppy_gramps wrote…

OSPREYSAINT wrote…

Rising_Son wrote…

Seedhouse the Unrepentant wrote…

Why does a director get appointed, promise a new era of transparency and communication, then say bugger all?

Silence is golden? It is a bit disappointing, isn't it?

What exactly do you want to hear, right now?

I imagine he is saying plenty in the right areas

Let us hope so.

I'm sure he is. But he did promise to communicate with us the fans so it would be nice if he did. What do we want to hear? We want to hear that the club is just as determined to push forward and compete at the highest level.

That is what we all want to hear, goes without saying.

Well why don't we get to hear it then?

Very true.All started so positive,with smiles all round,and then...zippo.

Score: -1

lowe esteem
2:49pm Tue 15 Apr 14

Seedhouse the Unrepentant wrote…

OSPREYSAINT wrote…

Seedhouse the Unrepentant wrote…

OSPREYSAINT wrote…

Stroppy_gramps wrote…

OSPREYSAINT wrote…

Rising_Son wrote…

Seedhouse the Unrepentant wrote…

Why does a director get appointed, promise a new era of transparency and communication, then say bugger all?

Silence is golden? It is a bit disappointing, isn't it?

What exactly do you want to hear, right now?

I imagine he is saying plenty in the right areas

Let us hope so.

I'm sure he is. But he did promise to communicate with us the fans so it would be nice if he did. What do we want to hear? We want to hear that the club is just as determined to push forward and compete at the highest level.

That is what we all want to hear, goes without saying.

Well why don't we get to hear it then?

Like you said...goes without saying...

[quote][p][bold]Seedhouse the Unrepentant[/bold] wrote:
[quote][p][bold]OSPREYSAINT[/bold] wrote:
[quote][p][bold]Seedhouse the Unrepentant[/bold] wrote:
[quote][p][bold]OSPREYSAINT[/bold] wrote:
[quote][p][bold]Stroppy_gramps[/bold] wrote:
[quote][p][bold]OSPREYSAINT[/bold] wrote:
[quote][p][bold]Rising_Son[/bold] wrote:
[quote][p][bold]Seedhouse the Unrepentant[/bold] wrote:
Why does a director get appointed, promise a new era of transparency and communication, then say bugger all?[/p][/quote]Silence is golden? It is a bit disappointing, isn't it?[/p][/quote]What exactly do you want to hear, right now?[/p][/quote]I imagine he is saying plenty in the right areas[/p][/quote]Let us hope so.[/p][/quote]I'm sure he is. But he did promise to communicate with us the fans so it would be nice if he did. What do we want to hear? We want to hear that the club is just as determined to push forward and compete at the highest level.[/p][/quote]That is what we all want to hear, goes without saying.[/p][/quote]Well why don't we get to hear it then?[/p][/quote]Like you said...goes without saying...lowe esteem

Seedhouse the Unrepentant wrote…

OSPREYSAINT wrote…

Seedhouse the Unrepentant wrote…

OSPREYSAINT wrote…

Stroppy_gramps wrote…

OSPREYSAINT wrote…

Rising_Son wrote…

Seedhouse the Unrepentant wrote…

Why does a director get appointed, promise a new era of transparency and communication, then say bugger all?

Silence is golden? It is a bit disappointing, isn't it?

What exactly do you want to hear, right now?

I imagine he is saying plenty in the right areas

Let us hope so.

I'm sure he is. But he did promise to communicate with us the fans so it would be nice if he did. What do we want to hear? We want to hear that the club is just as determined to push forward and compete at the highest level.

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